Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” promozzjoni lotta u taħbit Munn għall-

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Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Diċembru 12, 1916, Sam Langford iddefenda l- “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, li reba[ ming[and Sam McVea fi Frar 1916. Bejn 1904 u 1919, l-aqwa boxers Afrikani-Amerikani, jew Kanadiżi suwed bħal Langford, kienu mwaħħla jiġġieldu lil xulxin għal “Kkulurita” Kampjonat. Jekk ġellied abjad ma jiġġieledhom, kien biss biex jiżviluppaw ir-reputazzjoni tagħhom stess biex

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 li 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing

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Kif Miet Alex Aberg?

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Iddeċidejt li nibda 2020 billi tuża żewġ eżempji mill-lotta professjonali biex tiddiskuti għaliex inti tibdel rakkont storiku li ktibt fil-passat. Fil-kitba tal-istorja, inti limitat mis-sorsi disponibbli dwar is-suġġett. Sorsi primarji bħal djarji, rekords uffiċjali u awtobijografiji huma siewja ħafna. Sorsi oħra bħall-gazzetti huma tajbin ukoll iżda

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Did Lewis Telfa Drunken Wrestler?

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” and weighed 170 liri, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Dwar Marzu 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in

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Dempsey KOs Carpentier

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Fuq Lulju 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Even though Georges Carpentier

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